CHAPTER 70 Ear and Respect

A new morning arrived inside the tower.

It's 6:00 am.

Saeko has been sleeping for 10 hours and Daniel just woke up after going to sleep in the early morning from reading mangas.

"It's time for breakfast, wake up now"

Daniel took a small stone and threw it at the sleeping Saeko.

A stone thrown strong and fast enough to kill a normal person.

Feeling the danger, Saeko's hand took her sword and cut the stone in half with a slash.

With that, Saeko finally opened her eyes and woke up.

"That was dangerous"

"And that's why I left your sword next to your bed"

"…"

"Good morning, I love you"

"... me too"

"Come to breakfast, you need energy to continue with your training"

"I still think what you did was very rude"

"It's not my fault you're the sleeping beauty"

"Then you should have woken me up with a kiss"

"So you can sue me for harassment?"

Daniel prepared an omelet with rice and made orange juice.

"How do you feel?"

"It's strange. I feel like I was just born, but at the same time I have more control of my body than before. As if I had taken a step to something superior."

"Good way to describe it"

"Also…"

"What's up?"

"I don't think it was a thing of the tower, it's not something I can get from a tutorial. You did something while I was asleep"

"Ohh you learned quick, critical, deductive and assertive thinking. Yes, it was me. Does it bother you?"

"It's not that… I just feel like you're giving me so many things I don't deserve"

"Umm, I'm not an expert in psychology, Clarion is. Although I'm not an expert I can tell you something, you deserve everything I give you. Let me ask you a question, how did you make that last move when you came back?"

"I'm not entirely sure either. I felt my whole body in total harmony, my mind came the memory of the first time I saw you. The memory when you were surrounded by zombies and you were so calm. The sound of your breathing, how your body seemed to be covered in rays. And above all… the beauty of your dance"

"Wow… you sounded like a stalker"

"DON'T BOTHER ME"

After that Saeko kept quiet and finished her breakfast annoyed.

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"Are you in a better mood now?"

"I'm not a stalker"

"I know, I know. It was just a joke"

"…"

"Enough playing, let's start the second day of training"

"Alright…"

In the hell level test, the destroyed devices start to restore after a while, which makes it more complicated to complete the test with a perfect score.

If you take too long, more and more devices will be like new.

To further complicate the tests, the corridors constantly change places, although as she has crossed the straight corridor she has not noticed.

Because of this, everything that Saeko destroyed yesterday, is now like new.

Saeko was getting ready to run and overcome the level with her new body.

You could see the enthusiasm on her face.

"Why the rush? You've already trained your sight, it's time for the next sense… Hearing"

"Daniel? Wait, I'm not ready"

Saeko's vision faded, she couldn't distinguish any color, not even black. She also couldn't smell or feel anything, it's something she had felt before so this time it didn't affect her as much.

"Focus, with your new body you can do this and more"

Saeko began to analyze the situation,

'Daniel was 2 meters away from me, I can hear gears spread out 5 meters from the entrance, so…'

Saeko took an attack position again.

Her sword began to emit a strong purple glow.

'My sword is part of my body… My sword is part of my body… my sword is part of my body.'

The glow became dimmer until it looked like a faint night light.

'Thinner… a little more…perfect'

Slashh

Booom

Saeko swung her sword 3 times releasing 3 energy cuts that ended up crashing into the walls of the test.

Applause Applause

"That was a good energy slash for your first time"

"Thank you"

"You're welcome.

Although there is a slightly more efficient way to do it"

"How?"

"By making a mental map of the area"

"And how do you know I'm not making one?"

"Knowing how many meters away objects are is not a mental map."

"So how do I do it?

"Every thing in the universe is always generating a sound, no one escapes that rule.

Not even objects without movement"

"How does something without movement generate noise? Is it at a microscopic level?"

"Almost, it's at a molecular level.

This noise is known as thermal noise.

Objects are in constant molecular vibration, and when these vibrations are transmitted in matter they generate sound waves."

"I didn't understand anything"

'What's the point of listening to molecules?'

"Don't look for the meaning, just do it"

'Can you read my mind?'

"No, I can't. Do it or the arrow that's coming will hit you"

clinck

Saeko was able to deflect the arrow by a few centimeters.

"Don't look for a human sense, go beyond, listen to what normal people can't hear"

Saeko didn't respond.

She knew there was no more point in arguing.

Saeko's sense of hearing was gradually intensifying.

Inspired by bats, Saeko began to constantly hit the sheath of her sword on the ground.

She is using echolocation to map the environment.

Another way to achieve the mental map that Daniel asked for.

However, she knew she needed more if she wanted to impress Daniel.

Inhale, Exhale

She sat in seiza position to have better concentration.

Saeko tried to copy the breathing that Daniel showed when fighting against unit 1.

The breathing that Daniel showed is not only useful to cleanse the impurities of the body.

Breathing frees your mind from all passing thought.

Dum Dup Dum Dup

Saeko began to hear everything more clearly.

She began to hear the data of her own heart and Daniel's heart.

Her beats and Daniel's were completely different.

She began to hear the sound of blood circulation, the contraction of her muscles.

A whole new world opened up for her.

Saeko began to focus her attention on Daniel's body.

The sounds that Daniel's body generates are in perfect harmony. It compares to a perfectly synchronized and tuned orchestra.

"You are perfect even when I listen to you"

"Thanks?"

"I can't imagine what you had to go through to get to that level."

"Well, keep fighting and fighting against stronger and stronger people"

"Why didn't you train me that way?"

"Because the price of that was my sanity"

"I see you quite sane"

"Lie"

"It's not a lie"

"But you can't see"

"…"

"Didn't you like the joke? It's okay, I'm better now. Clarion is a good psychologist, also… I like to play a little with my head, it's easier."

"…"

"Are you still upset about the joke?"

"It was a very bad joke"

"Yeah? Sometimes bad jokes are the best, or at least that's what I think"

"If I keep training will I sound like you?"

Saeko decided to ignore Daniel's silly joke. Although if she had played along Daniel would have fallen more in love with her.

"Not exactly"

"Why?"

"Because everyone has their own sound. With my training, you will reach the point where you achieve perfection in your body. Your body will also sound in perfect sync, but it will have a different melody than mine"

"Wow…"

"Do you want to know what you would sound like?"

"Can you show me something like that?"

"Of course"

"… No, I don't want to. You've already helped me a lot, I want to see how far I can go on my own"

"If that's what you want, that's fine"

'typical warrior pride haha'

Saeko stood up again, shook her legs a bit, and started running.

She still can't hear the molecules, but listening to Daniel's body gave her an idea of how her body had to move.

The steps do not stop, nor do the arrows stop, Saeko moves at an astonishing speed.

She easily surpassed 500 meters leaving a sea of arrows in her wake.

[You have developed the skill 'mental map (20%)']

[You have developed the skill 'body control (beginner)' (1.02%)]

[You have developed the skill 'Divine Senses (10.1%)]

Making the mental map, she noticed the labyrinth that she had not noticed with her eyes. She also realized that she did not make proper use of Daniel's eyes and wasted them.

She kept running until she tried to overcome the labyrinth and move on to the next phase to face stronger people as Daniel did.

But then when.

"You're not ready yet, go back"

Daniel's words made Saeko's march stop abruptly.

Although her enthusiasm to fight against stronger people was great, the words of her master are the law.

She returned to the beginning, simply accepted the result. She knows that Daniel would not do anything to harm her training.

"Rest for a while until the environment is restored, your next sense will be smell. Get ready." Daniel returned all senses to Saeko so she could rest well,

"Yes, Master"

"Aren't you going to ask why I didn't let you cross to the next phase?"

"I know the master has his reasons" Saeko said, sitting in seiza position and trying to concentrate on her sense of smell.

"Good"

It's not that Saeko is not ready or too weak to cross. In fact, she is the strongest in raw statistics.

However, Daniel wants her to create her foundations from the beginning so that she could have an easier path in the future.

Most protagonists make the same mistake, even Daniel.

They focus on strengthening their body and obtaining increasingly powerful techniques or abilities. That's how they live their lives until they reach the limit of their body or talent, only at that moment do they attach importance to their instincts, body control, and senses.

The same thing happened with Daniel, only that because of his body it took him much longer to reach his limit.

While looking for a new way to strengthen himself, he began to read novels and manga looking for inspiration, after all, that's what led him to where he was.

In his search, he found a protagonist whom Daniel truly admires and respects.

The protagonist's name is Pyowol, he was a child kidnapped by a gang of assassins.

He was trained in a lightless cave along with other children for years. He ate rotten moss from the walls to avoid starving, he never trusted anyone and above all, he had no talent except his intelligence.

He had no special body, hidden talent, or descendant of any famous character.

His DNA did not circulate the talent in martial arts.

However, with his intelligence, he forged a talent for himself. He learned to control his body to an inhuman level.

He could change his face at will, make his heart beat at the same time as prey to hide his presence, accelerate his reflexes and speed with electric currents.

Pyowol is an agile strategist who with his instincts and few clues can see the general panorama of an entire city.

He was a protagonist who, from the beginning and without any gift from heaven, obtained abilities that Daniel only obtained until the final phase of his training.

That's why he respects him and seeks to teach the same to Saeko.